Mousetrap



C. E. BEILHARZ.

'MOUSETRAP.

APPLICATION man MAY 27. 1921.

1,414,0 6, Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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CARL E. BEILI-IARZ, OF JOLIE'I, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO WM. E. PRATT MFG,

COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MOUSETRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

Application filed May 27,1921. Serial No. 473,186.

To all 20710721, it may concern Be it known that-"I, CARL EUGENE Ben.-I-IARZ, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at J oliet,in the county 0f ill and State of Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Mousetraps, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to traps and has special reference to a trap formice,- rats and the like of the type wherein a spring actuated yokeis'used to catch the mouse.

One important object of the invention is to provide a novel arrangementfor holding the various parts of the device on the base.

A second important object of the invention is to provide an improvedform of trap wherein the usual nails or tacks employed for holeing themoving parts may be eliminated.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists ingeneral of certain novel details of construction and combinations ofparts hereinafter fully described,

illustrated in the accompanying" drawings, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying characters of reference indicate in the severalviews, and T v I Figure l is a plan view of the improved trap. 1

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof. 7 Figure 3 is a section on theline 33 of Figure 1 with the working parts removed.

Figure l is aperspective view of the improved means for holding theparts on the base.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the modified form of treadle.

like parts In carrying out the objects of the inven tion there isprovided a base 10. Extend ing across this base 10 is a strip of metalcohsisting of a body portion 11 which is cut and bent upward to providea pair of spaced ears 12 between which is mounted the treadle or trigger13. The strip 11 is also punched out adjacent each end and turned upwardto form ears i i. A "pivot member or pin 15 extends between ears 14: andon c this is mounted a yoke 16 which is normally urged to the positlonshown in full llnes m Figure 2 by means of a coil sprlng 17 one endof'which is engaged over the yoke as at i 18 while the other end restson the base 10 as at 19. I The strip 11 is of such length that the partsbeyond the ears-l4 maybe bent down as at 20to lie alongside of the sidesof.

the base 10 while the extremities are bent under the base as at 21 andmay, if desired, be provided with prongs 22 which are forced into thebase when the device is assembled.

lVith this arrangement of the stripv 11 no tacks,'na1ls, or otherfastenings are needed I to retain the strip in position on the base andthus the danger of the strip being detached by the pulling out of nailsor tacks is eliminated. I f

Pivoted toan eye24, is a keeper 25 which, when the trap is set, extendsover the yoke 16 as 'shown in the dotted line position in Figure 2 andhas its end engaged between trigger. l3 thus holding the trap set. untilthe treadle part ofthe trigger 13 is depressed whereupon the yoke willfly over and catch the animal which has depressed'the trigger.

Inthe' modified form of treadle shown in Figure 5 itwill-be seen thatthe treadlecon-i- '5 sists'of a wooden body "13 with a metallicdrawings, like I grip and pivot 13".

There has thus beenprovided a simple" and efficient device of the kinddescribed and fOII the purpose specified. I

a It is obvious thatminor changes may be [made 111 the form andconstructlon of the invention Without departing from the material 85,principles thereof. It is-not therefore de sired to confine theinvention to. the exact form herein shown. and described but it iswished to include all such as'properly come within the scope cla-imed-Having thus 1 described the invention, What is claimed as new,

In a'trap of the class describeda base anda bearing'member for pivotallyattach ing working parts of the trap to said base andcomprislng a'slngle strip of material having upstanding portions forming bearing earsand having 1ts ends bent down around the sides of-th'e base andextending therebeneath, said bearing member further having prongs on itseXtrem1t1esenter1ng said base; p In test mony whereof I aflix mysignature.

' CARL E. BEILHARZ.

